• Song:

    Albatross

  • Artist:

    Fleetwood Mac

  • Album:

    Pious Bird of Good Omen

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Albatros by Fleetwood Mac 
Tabbed by Malc Brookes (malc@malbro.demon.co.uk) 
 
I arranged this for solo acoustic guitar several years ago. 
In section B the bass switches from F# to A (which keeps the F#m feel, IMO)  
as it wasn't possible to keep the original melody and bass. 
In section C the melody is dropped a whole octave, which allows the  
F# bass line to be preserved and sounds better, I feel, on an acoustic  
than playing it above the 12th fret. 
 
Regards 
 
Malc 
 
Key: 
h - hammer-on 
p - pull-off 
/ - slide up 
\ - slide down 
 
 
  Section A (play twice) 
 
E|---|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
B|---|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
G|---|-6--4--------------6--4-|------------------------| 
D|---|-7--6--------------7--6-|------------------------| 
A|-2-|------------------------|-------------------2----| 
E|---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
B|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
G|-6--4--------------6--4-|------------------------| 
D|-7--6--------------7--6-|-------------------2----| 
A|------------------------|-------------2h-4-----4-| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
  1st time through                                 (X) 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------------|------------------------| 
G|------------------------|------------------------| 
D|-6--4-------------------|-6--4-------------------| 
A|-------------------4--4-|-------------------4--4-| 
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------------|------------------------| 
G|------------------------|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4--2-|------------------------| 
A|----------------4-------|-------------------2----| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
  2nd time through 
E|---------------------------|------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|------------------------| 
G|-----------------------4-6-|------------------------| 
D|-6--4--------------4h6-----|-6--4--------------2----| 
A|---------------------------|----------------4-----4-| 
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------------|------------------------| 
G|------------------------|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4--2-|------------------------| 
A|----------------4-------|------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
 
  Section B (play twice) 
 
E|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-/12-12-------------12-9-|-/12---------------------| 
G|-/13-13-------------13	-9-|-/13---------------------| 
D|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-/12-12-------------12-9-|-/12---------------------| 
G|-/13-13-------------13	-9-|-/13---------------------| 
D|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|-12------------------|-12------------------| 
G|-13------------------|-13------------------| 
D|------------------------|------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|-10\9-----------5/10--9-|------------------------| 
G|-11\9-----------6/11--9-|------------------------| 
D|------------------------|------------------------| 
A|------------------------|------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
 
  Section C 
 
E|-8-----------------10p8---|------------------------| 
B|------------------------8-|-10---------------------| 
G|--------------------------|------------------------| 
D|--------------------------|------------------------| 
A|--------------------------|------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|-8-----------------10p8---|----10-8-----------5-0-| 
B|------------------------8-|-10----------------5-0-| 
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|--------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|--------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-| 
 
E|-2-----------------5-0-|-2-----------------5-2-| 
B|-2-----------------5-0-|-2-----------------5-2-| 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2-| 
 
E|-0-----------------------|------------------------| 
B|-0-----------------------|------------------------| 
G|-------------------9p8-6-|-4----------------------| 
D|-------------------9---7-|-6----------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------2----| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
 
  Section D 
 
  Repeat Section A once through to (X) and end with: 
E|---------------------------|------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|------------------------| 
G|-----------------------4-6-|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4/6-----|-6--4--------------2----| 
A|---------------------------|----------------4-----4-| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|---------------------------|------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|------------------------| 
G|-----------------------4-6-|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4/6-----|-6--4--------------2--4-| 
A|---------------------------|----------------4-------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-1-------------------------| 
D|-2-------------------------| 
A|-2-------------------------| 
E|-0-------------------------| 
 
--  
 
 Malc Brookes, St Helens, England 
 EMail: malc@malbro.demon.co.uk 
 WWW: http://www.homeless.com/homepages/100623.3704@compuserve.com.html 
 
 
 
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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 15:58:02 GMT 
From: Malc Brookes  
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Cc: dgaudet@hotwired.com 
Subject: TAB: Albatros by Fleetwood Mac (Correction) 
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I'm sorry, I checked it and checked it, thought it was okay and sent it. 
But I have since discovered a tiny error, so here's the corrected version. 
 
Albatros by Fleetwood Mac 
Tabbed by Malc Brookes (malc@malbro.demon.co.uk) 
 
I arranged this for solo acoustic guitar several years ago. 
In section B the bass switches from F# to A (which is in the chord of F#m)  
as it wasn't possible to keep the original melody and bass. 
In section C the melody is dropped a whole octave, which allows the  
F# bass line to be preserved and sounds better, I feel, on an acoustic  
than playing it above the 12th fret. 
 
Regards 
 
Malc 
 
Key: 
h - hammer-on 
p - pull-off 
/ - slide up 
\ - slide down 
 
 
  Section A (play twice) 
 
E|---|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
B|---|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
G|---|-6--4--------------6--4-|------------------------| 
D|---|-7--6--------------7--6-|------------------------| 
A|-2-|------------------------|-------------------2----| 
E|---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
B|-5--4--------------5--4-|------------------------| 
G|-6--4--------------6--4-|------------------------| 
D|-7--6--------------7--6-|-------------------2----| 
A|------------------------|-------------2h-4-----4-| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
  1st time through                                 (X) 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------------|------------------------| 
G|------------------------|------------------------| 
D|-6--4-------------------|-6--4-------------------| 
A|-------------------4--4-|-------------------4--4-| 
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------------|------------------------| 
G|------------------------|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4--2-|------------------------| 
A|----------------4-------|-------------------2----| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
  2nd time through 
E|---------------------------|------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|------------------------| 
G|-----------------------4-6-|------------------------| 
D|-6--4--------------4h6-----|-6--4--------------2----| 
A|---------------------------|----------------4-----4-| 
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|------------------------|------------------------| 
G|------------------------|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4--2-|------------------------| 
A|----------------4-------|------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
 
  Section B (play twice) 
 
E|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-/12-12-------------12-9-|-/12---------------------| 
G|-/13-13-------------13	-9-|-/13---------------------| 
D|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
B|-/12-12-------------12-9-|-/12---------------------| 
G|-/13-13-------------13	-9-|-/13---------------------| 
D|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|----------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|-12------------------|-12------------------| 
G|-13	------------------|-13	------------------| 
D|------------------------|------------------------| 
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
 
E|------------------------|------------------------| 
B|-10\9-----------5/10--9-|------------------------| 
G|-11\9-----------6/11--9-|------------------------| 
D|------------------------|------------------------| 
A|------------------------|------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
 
  Section C 
 
E|-8-----------------10p8---|------------------------| 
B|------------------------8-|-10---------------------| 
G|--------------------------|------------------------| 
D|--------------------------|------------------------| 
A|--------------------------|------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
E|-8-----------------10p8---|----10-8-----------5-0-| 
B|------------------------8-|-10----------------5-0-| 
G|--------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|--------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|--------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-| 
 
E|-2-----------------5-0-|-2-----------------5-2-| 
B|-2-----------------5-0-|-2-----------------5-2-| 
G|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------------| 
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2-| 
 
E|-0-----------------------|------------------------| 
B|-0-----------------------|------------------------| 
G|-------------------9p8-6-|-4----------------------| 
D|-------------------9---7-|-6----------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-------------------2----| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| 
 
 
  Section D 
 
  Repeat Section A once through to (X) and end with: 
E|---------------------------|------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|------------------------| 
G|-----------------------4-6-|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4/6-----|-6--4--------------2----| 
A|---------------------------|----------------4-----4-| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|---------------------------|------------------------| 
B|---------------------------|------------------------| 
G|-----------------------4-6-|------------------------| 
D|-4--2--------------4/6-----|-6--4--------------2--4-| 
A|---------------------------|----------------4-------| 
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
 
E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|-1-------------------------| 
D|-2-------------------------| 
A|-2-------------------------| 
E|-0-------------------------|
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